Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska: Scientix, the community for science educationn in Europe, COST Action

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Can students become a Citizen Scientists? | Katarzyna Kwiatek-Grabarska
15-17 March 2018 | Leysin, Switzerland
Citizen Science in the Classroom
The COST Action / ECSA Workshop on Synergies Between Education & Citizen Science
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http://scientix.eu

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Can students become a Citizen Scientists?
The role of educational
environmental programs
in teaching science at school.
The Scientix resources for Citizen Science.
The presentation showing the benefits of joining educational projects aimed at supporting
natural sciences in schools, with the main emphasis on the GLOBE Program.
The Scientix resources for Citizen Science in the classroom.

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The role of educational environmental programs in teaching science at school.
Yes, they can!
but
We must arouse their passion for nature!
Arousing the curiosity about the natural world
and the need for contact with nature
Exploring the diversity of the natural world
based on our own discoveries and experiments
Making Science real - acquiring the ability to take scientific notes , maps, charts
Shaping the attitude of the researcher
Cooperatting with scientists
Shaping our responsibility for the environment
And We can do it by:

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How do I deal with this
in Complex of Schools No.5 in Zabrze, Poland?

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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
An international science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide
with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process,
and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment. .
VISION
A worldwide community of students, teachers, scientists,
and citizens working together to better understand, sustain,
and improve Earth's environment at local, regional, and global
scales.
MISSION
To promote the teaching and learning of science,
enhance environmental literacy and stewardship, and promote
scientific discovery

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Benefits of participating in the GLOBE Program
for me and my students:
Raising the research
skills of young
people
in the field of
science subjects.
Scientific
understanding of
processes taking
place on Earth.
Shaping
the ecological
awareness.
Activities undertaken under the GLOBE Program and its subprojects and
accompanying competitions fit well
into the implementation of the curriculum
from such subjects as geography, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science
and mathematics.

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Actions taken by me and my students
as part of the implementation of the GLOBE Program:
Observations of the degree and type of cloudiness.
Hydrological research of Bytomka river.
Phenological observations.
Reporting data to a database in the USA.
Implementation of numerous educational projects.

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What next with the GLOBE Program?

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Go-Lab (2012 -2016) creates an infrastructure (the Go-Lab Portal) to provide access
to online laboratories run by research centres and universities worldwide.
These online labs can be used by universities, schools, instructors, students and lifelong
learners to extend regular learning activities with scientific experiments, giving students a
real experience of research work.
The Go-Lab Project offers a federation of remote laboratories, virtual experiments, and
data-sets (together referred to as "online labs"), as well as facilities for teachers to embed
these online labs in pedagogically structured learning spaces.
Go-Lab's resources come from large scientific organisations, universities and research
institutions, as well as from dedicated companies. Go-Lab offers these lab-owners to easily
plug their real experiments online and construct their virtual didactic counterparts.
http://www.go-lab-project.eu
Learning by Experience

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The intention of the MASS project is to identify, analyse, evaluate and disseminate
practical tools and methods in teaching science that can effectively increase
students’ motivation and give them a higher level of basic skills in science.
http://mass4education.eu
THE MASS PROJECT HAS IDENTIFIED THREE MAJOR CHALLENGES IN MAKING SCIENCE EDUCATION
MORE ATTRACTIVE TO STUDENTS:
SCIENCE THROUGH DIGITAL LEARNING
The majority of today´s generation of students use digital devices, Internet applications or social media every day.
The MASS project shares good practices and experiences in the use of digital tools and media that make science
education more meaningful.
EARLY INQUIRY
Inquiry has proven to be an effective method to attract children to science to increase their learning success, especially
at a young age.
The MASS project analyses barriers to using inquiry-based methods at schools and shows successful implementation of
these methods in science classroom practice, with a special focus on primary school learners.
LOW ACHIEVERS IN SCIENCE
Science is a setting where people learn important lessons about the real world; which is why it must be delivered to
every child.
The MASS project collects, pilots, adapts and shares practices that can attract low achievers to science and help them
develop some relevant key competences that are at the same time basic-life skills.

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DESCRIPTION
The module is based on a five-step ordered experiential
learning cycle. It helps participants to understand why
motivation is so important for learning. During the
training they also learn about new approaches, methods
and tools.
LOW ACHIEVERS IN SCIENCE
The intention of the MASS project is to identify, analyse, evaluate
and disseminate practical tools and methods in teaching science that can
effectively increase students’ motivation and give them a higher level
of basic skills in science. http://mass4education.eu
EARLY INQUIRY
DESCRIPTION
This module was designed to support teachers in the use
of inquiry tools in science education. It helps to create an
inquiry-based science education (IBSE) lesson for younger
students step-by-step. It includes a set of various
activities related to each step of the IBSE process.
MODULES OF TRAINING (MOT):
DESCRIPTION
This MoT helps to familiarise educators with different types
of digital tools. The training is based on
a universal topic –the development of cities and human
impact on the environment related to that process.
HOW DIGITAL TOOLS CAN MOTIVATE AND
ATTRACT STUDENTS TO SCIENCE
TEACHERS GUIDE TO INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING
DESCRIPTION
This material provides information that will help educators
to implement IBSE methods with students aged 6-14. It
contains an introduction to IBSE, pros and cons of its use,
several training activities for inquiry steps and exemplary
lessons for various science classes.

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Exploitation of Research results In School practice - ERIS
The aim of the project is to increase the interest of students in lower and upper secondary schools in mathematics
and science, and promote the choice of a scientific career. https://eris-project.eu
DESCRIPTION
The project offers 30 educational packages for lower and
upper secondary schools.
One package as a whole or partly can be used in lessons in
several different subjects (physics, geography, mathematics,
nature and others).
15 different topics are covered by researchers .
Those topics are: Glaciers, Physics of earthquakes, Ultraviolet
radiation, Meteorological measurements in the Arctic, Earth’s
magnetic field, Elementary particles and fundamental forces,
Wind and waves, Sharing data – chasing earthquakes,
Weather – A game between pressure and temperature, Digital
maps and geographical coordinates, Climate.

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EDU-ARCTIC - innovative educational programme attracting young people to natural sciences and polar research.
EDU-ARCTIC is an project focused on using Arctic research as a vehicle to strengthen science education curricula all
across Europe. It aims at encouraging students aged 13 to 20 to pursue further education STEM.
The EDU-ARCTIC project uses a mix of different tools to bring a fresh approach to teaching STEM subjects, including
online webinar lessons with polar scientists, a “citizen science” environmental monitoring programme, teacher
training activities and workshops, an online “Polarpedia” portal with loads of useful information, and a chance for
students to win a trip to an Arctic research station! https://program.edu-arctic.eu
DESCRIPTION
The document contains information on the objectives of monitoring
proposed within the EDU-ARCTIC project, general rules of reporting
within the system, and details on technological solutions.
The most important part is detailed information on what and how to
report, with extensively illustrated field guides.
EDU-ARCTIC MONITORING MANUAL FOR TEACHERS

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DESCRIPTION
Students build their own satellite using
household materials. Through the
process, they learn about satellites and
their functions.
BUILD YOUR OWN ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE
astroEDU is an open access platform for peer-reviewed astronomy education
activities. It helps teachers and educators to discover, review, distribute, and remix
teaching and learning materials in astronomy. http://astroedu.iau.org/en/
FIZZY BALLOONS - CO2 IN SCHOOLS
DESCRIPTION
When you add water to effervescent
(fizzy) tablets or baking powder, bubbles
are formed: a gas is produced. You can
use this gas to inflate a balloon without
blowing it up yourself. What kind of gas is
it? Let us collect this gas and analyse it
through experiments.

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SimplyScience.ch is an Internet portal which aims to bring children and young people
closer to the world of natural sciences and technology. The younger users will find
games and riddles and may download science experiments instructions. Older children
and teens can search information about a wide range of natural science themes, take
part in riddles and competitions and discover which higher education courses and
careers could be interesting for people who are passionate about natural sciences and
technology. http://www.simplyscience.ch
Inspiring Science Education is a project aimed at providing resources and opportunities
for teachers to make science more attractive to their students.
The project includes an online portal that provides with an interactive inventory of
e-learning tools and resources from research centres and other facilities.
Communities of practice as the place where the collaboration between teachers and
students will take place. http://www.inspiringscience.eu
The digital-earth.eu network seeks to provide broad access to resources, promoting
innovation and best practice in the implementation of geographic (geo-)media as
a digital learning environment for school learning and teaching.
The goal is to raise the profile of learning with Digital Earth tools and resources.
http://www.digital-earth-edu.net/

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SUMMARY:
Students participation in educational projects proposed by many international programs allows them to go outside
the school bench and open to the world that surrounds them.
The implementation of the core curriculum based on the textbook unfortunately does not bring the expected
results in teaching science.
A passion for the nature must be arouse through the students activities, in which they make experiments
and discoveries on their own.
Unfortunately, have very little time for it. In my experience, children under 14 are the most receptive.
Then, a kind of closure has placed.
It is very difficult to involve a teenager, if he has not experienced sciences from a small age.
So, let’s go to work!

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